Presto-change-o! The 2014 Burton Grom Snowboard Bindings are the choice of little rippers looking to pick up some new skills on the mountain. With kid friendly Smack-It Ratchets, the Grom Bindings make it easy for the youngins to get in and out of their bindings. No magic tricks needed here, the Burton Grom Snowboard Bindings are ready to make snowboarding fun for your little shredder.

Specs

Ability Level:Beginner-Intermediate

Beginner-Intermediate

Someone who is new to the sport or working on linking smoother turns falls into this ability level. Typical beginner ski/snowboard qualities include: softer materials, narrower widths, and capped constructions. The idea is to create a ride that is easy to turn and very forgiving in case you become off balance or fall in the back seat. The addition of rocker in the tip and tail gives a catch-free feeling and shorter contact length when the ski/snowboard is flat on the snow, making it easier to turn.

Flex Rating:Soft

Soft

The amount a snowboard flexes varies significantly between boards. Snowboard flex ratings are not necessarily standardized across manufacturers, so the flex may vary from brand to brand. Many manufacturers will give a number rating ranging from 1-10, 1 being softest and 10 being stiffest. Here at evo we have standardized the manufacturers' number ratings to a feel rating ranging from soft to very stiff. Generally you will find flex ratings of 1-2 as soft, 3-5 as medium, 6-8 as stiff, and 9-10 as very stiff. Flex ratings and feel may ultimately vary from snowboard to snowboard.

If you're reading this review, you know that there are very few options for bindings this small. The short version is that these work well, they're light and they're easy to set up. These are better than the old versions which had much more limited adjust-ability. You can now move the highback in the baseplate to adjust for boot size. The older version didn't offer this, you had to move the whole binding and that was only possible on 3D hole pattern (Burton) boards. I still think these work best with Burton boards, but since they make most of the smaller boards, that shouldn't be a problem.